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Oct 20 · Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with MS

Daily Wire: Christina Applegate Reveals She Was Misdiagnosed With MS

Grade B (88/100). Her account, doctor quoted

Lehrer score 88/100 (−12 loaded wording: loaded word in its own voice: “her devastating diagnosis of multiple sclerosis was wrong all along”). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → B.

One loaded adjective: “her devastating diagnosis of multiple sclerosis was wrong all along”.

Agrees: Misdiagnosed; Kaisey: about 1 in 5

Splits: Credits People; quotes Kaisey on criteria

  • Met. Rule: do nothing I cannot defend (credits People; doctor quoted)
  • Broken. Rule: do not distort, lie, slant or hype (“her devastating diagnosis of multiple sclerosis was wrong all along”)

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Same story: CNN, Variety

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